Jury selection completed in Saxton trial

Jury selection was completed today in the trial of former Wurld Media executive Richard Saxton.

Twelve jurors and two alternates were chosen in a process that began yesterday in Saratoga County Court in Ballston Spa.

Opening statements are expected to begin tomorrow morning.

Saxton and former Wurld CEO Gregory Kerber were charged a year ago with a list of financial crimes following the collapse and sale of Wurld, once a high-flying Internet firm that was based in Saratoga Springs.

Kerber pleaded guilty to one count of felony falsifying business records, earning him five years’ probation.

But Saxton, who has always maintained his innocence, chose a trial to clear his name.